Well, darn it! I didn't get a pound off this week. Though I weigh in a lot, so I have been at 170 several times depending on my hydration and the time of day. I was actually debating this morning, because I knew if I waited a while, I would probably weigh in lighter- but I wanted to see!

I've had a good start to the week, but I"m still not optimistic. I've been at this weight for so long, being any smaller feels like a pipe dream right now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you tomorrow!

"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done"

I guess there isn't much to lose at this point besides water, but I am hoping to make my goal weight tomorrow. I usually weigh everyday, and based on the last couple days, I am not even sure I'll be lower than last week. Glad to do this challenge, though. It makes me pay attention even if I might blow it. I am off to the pool right now!

I've gone thru MANY stages of weighing. When I started, it was once a week. Then I got obsessive and did it every day, which turned into multiple times a day... Now, since I've been struggling so much, it's back to once a week. I can't handle seeing those fluctuations every day... not when I'm so close to goal.

"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done"

Well, I have definitely not "done it right" this week. I am going to have to be restrictive again until Wednesday if I am going to stay on track. I need to get out of this cycle- I weigh in and let go for a few days, drinking gin and eating ice cream, which means I have to be crazy starving lady to get down a pound during the rest of the week...

Nice work ECUAJECKA! I know I am definitely not down and probably up. So, I'm going to skip my weigh in this week and commit to next week. I know exactly what I'm doing wrong. On a "good" day, I'll still eat over 2000 calories, which I guess is fine if I'm trying to maintain my weight, but for losing I really need to be more careful.

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

Hmm. I wonder if I miscalculated! I thought I had another measurement of 173.8 in between this week and last week. Well anyway, I got mad at myself for blowing off the challenge and was SUPER restrictive Monday and Tuesday to try to "make weight" today. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think it's important to stick to a goal/schedule, and I'm thrilled I got almost to where I was thinking I wanted to be (172.4). But I know I shouldn't starve myself. Well, whatever. I'll just do it "right" this week...

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

Hi, I'm Holly and I'm new to this group. I've recently got myself together to finish my journey and this 10 pounds in 10 weeks challenge is EXACTLY what I need. I look forward to meeting everyone! My weigh ins are Friday, so that's when my challenge will start. Here we go!

9/21 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23

"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done"

I got sort of annoyed with myself. I realized that I can't just sort of waterweight it down for 10 weeks. I usually set goals and then "make weight" at the last minute, but I really have to cut booze and sweets out, and the end of last week was bad... Anyway, I really want to hit my goal by wednesday, especially since I was a little off last week. So I am grumpy now, having been hungry all day! And I can't exercise because of my work schedule right now, which drives me bonkers. But tomorrow I should be able to take a long walk with my girls.

How did the weekend go for everyone? Mine was pretty good. Got in some exercise and ate semi-reasonably. At least I don't think that the Wednesday weigh-in will be a total trainwreck. There might not be the loss I want, but I doubt I've gained at all!

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

I haven't been able to exercise for about 5 days now, too much work to do. It's amazing that I literally haven't had 30 minutes of leisure time! Maybe I need to stop thinking about the 40 minute black and grab 10 here and there...

Lost weight and .4% body fat. i'm happy. it's been a struggle though with three of the last seven days not really sticking to the diet with things like crazy bread, cake and half a pizza and another day with all you can eat denny's pancakes at 5am. But a excercised nearly every day and i think that made up for it.

Nice work NL! Isn't SparkPeople great? I've been hanging out on this website since 2006 and love it.

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

I started with SP July 2nd, and as of this week, I have lost 9.8 lbs and counting! Just around 10 weeks! I didn't think it was possible, but I am so excited! It's been a few years since I was the weight I currently am, and I can't wait to see if I can keep going until I am what I was prior to being a mom.

I can fluctuate day to day by a couple pounds, but my overall trend has been up lately. And there has been a lot of gummy bears and Haagen Daaz in my life recently, so it's definitely time to get a bit more focused.

Edited by: APPLEPIEDREAMS at: 9/12/2012 (14:58)

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

I can do this! I need to lay off the gummy bears and keep up with physical activity. Duh, right?

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice from Alice in Wonderland

i ate nonstop every day for about 2 of those weeks. i would hit the vending machine 3 items at the time, i would go to the dollar store and big lots and just buy pile of junkfood that I would eat all day at work, then I would go out to dinner with my husband and make a few trips to the cabinets for desserts and snacks when I got home. It was fun, but not worth it. I had a major stresser that just triggered a massive eating spree. I imagine some was bloat and i'm feeling better even after a less than stellar weekend.

I "gained" 8 lbs in a few weeks as well.....I think it's just really bloat, too much sodium, too much beer, and not enough activity....

I started eating healthy and working out tuesday and am down quite a bit already.....bloat comes off quickly if you eat clean (I'm doing a plant and animal diet--if it's not from a plant or an animal I don't eat it)....

Goals: 145 lbs by april Be able to run 10 km by june Look amazing in my wedding dress!

How did you gain 15 pounds so fast? Did you at least have a really really good time doing it? Hang in there! Weight is super jumpy. Try to concentrate on good health- how clean your limbs feel when you exercise, or how much more alert you feel when you're not stuffed with salt and fat.

I think the first few pounds just reflect water/normalizing after a slide into too much beer and ice cream. But hopefully I check in under 175 next week! I am tracking calories and trying to work out every day, either 30-40 min on my elliptical at home, or swimming in the ocean.

I had a great day....ate well, went to the gym even though I was exhausted (heading to bed shortly)....avoided temptation :D so far, so good...and got a nice surprise when I jumped on the scale this morning ;)

Goals: 145 lbs by april Be able to run 10 km by june Look amazing in my wedding dress!

That's about what I am interested in. 20 is too much weight to lose in the time period unless you start out quite overweight. I am going to go back a week to capture what I have already gotten started with!

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